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Koine Greek wordlink #39593

SR GNT Luke 2:31 λαῶν (laōn) ‘the face of all the peoples’ Strongs=29920 Lemma=laos
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=masculine number=plural

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Other uses (2) of identical word form λαῶν (N-GMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘λαῶν’ (N-GMP) is always and only glossed as ‘peoples’.

Rev 7:9 ‘and tribes and peoples and tongues having stood’ SR GNT Rev 7:9 word 24

Rev 11:9 ‘they are looking of the peoples and tribes and’ SR GNT Rev 11:9 word 6

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘laos’ have 10 different glosses: ‘a people’, ‘the people’, ‘the peoples’, ‘of the people’, ‘of people’, ‘on people’, ‘to the people’, ‘to people’, ‘people’, ‘peoples’.

Greek words (6) other than λαῶν (N-GMP) with a gloss related to ‘peoples’

ACTs 4:25 λαοὶ (laoi) N-NMP ‘raged the pagans and peoples pondered vain things’ SR GNT Acts 4:25 word 23

ACTs 4:27 λαοῖς (laois) N-DMP ‘with the pagans and peoples of Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl)’ SR GNT Acts 4:27 word 27

ROM 15:11 λαοί (laoi) N-NMP ‘him all the peoples’ SR GNT Rom 15:11 word 18

REV 10:11 λαοῖς (laois) N-DMP ‘again to prophesy concerning peoples and nations and’ SR GNT Rev 10:11 word 10

REV 17:15 λαοὶ (laoi) N-NMP ‘the prostitute is sitting peoples and crowds are’ SR GNT Rev 17:15 word 16

REV 21:3 λαοὶ (laoi) N-NMP ‘them and they the peoples of him will_be and’ SR GNT Rev 21:3 word 29

Key: N=noun DMP=dative,masculine,plural GMP=genitive,masculine,plural NMP=nominative,masculine,plural